NITDA, Mocrosoft seal deal to co-drive ICT innovation, adoption in Nigeria
In keeping with its mandate, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Microsoft Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen ICT Innovation and adoption in the country. Already, both bodies are working on setting up a joint…
Fix challenges of local data firms before invoking sanctions, experts tell NITDA
Whereas the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is stepping up plans to force Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to host data locally, experts in local data centre management have called for resolution of teething challenges. For some time now,…
Why MDAs are avoiding .gov.ng domain contrary to NITDA’s directive
More facts have emerged on why over 35 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are yet to run on .gov.ng domain, but continue on .ng, .com and .org. Before now, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said any government…
FG saves N617.5b in 25 months of TSA, IPPIS—-Buhari
More strategic details are still emerging from Tuesday’s address of President Muhammadu Buhari while declaring open the 2017 e-Nigeria Conference organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He revealed that his…
NITDA not circumventing 2017 budget process
Worried by trending news on Social Media that the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is circumventing due process requirements in the implementation of the 2017 approved Budget, the agency has denied the news as baseless. A statement issued by…
NITDA unveils 10 startups for GITEX 2017
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has shortlisted 10 technology startups for the 2017 GITEX Technology Expo and Conference to be held in Dubai from October 8-12 this year. A source from the agency revealed that the 10 tech-ambassadors…
NITDA plans Cyber Security Research Center, seeks partnership
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has hinted of emerging plans to set up a world class National Cyber Security Research Center in Nigeria as part of build up for safer data and allied resources in the country. This…
NITDA ambushes MDAs on IT projects, seals partnership deal with EFCC
Barely 48 hours after it read the riot act to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), on the illegality of embarking on IT projects without recourse to it, the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has played…
NITDA bars MDAs from executing IT projects without recourse to it, invokes Act
Henceforth, any Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as other government establishments executing any Information Technology (IT) project without the full clearance from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), will be seen as criminal act. According to…
How funding frustrations neutralised NITDA’s 2016/2017 Scholarship scheme
The originally targeted speed in building up technology capacity in the younger generations of Nigerians vide NITDEF Scholarship, organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been punctured this year as the program hanging on account of paucity…
